Published by The Wall Street Journal (7th May 2014) Shortly after David Cameron became leader of the Conservatives in Britain, a caller to a radio show asked him about a […]
Drugs / Policy / Politics
High time to end this immoral drugs war
Published by The Independent (30th April, 2014) It is 43 years since Richard Nixon, in need of a public enemy to shore up support for his snarling style […]
Politics
Lunacy of the town that turned Green
Published by The Mail on Sunday (27th April, 2014) With the sun shining down on a shimmering sea, children playing on the beach and families thronging its cafes […]
Politics
Who would invent the Lib Dems now?
Published by The Independent (14th April, 2014) Almost four years ago a senior Liberal Democrat outlined his vision of the party’s future to me and pointed to the […]
Arts / Politics
Does Britain really need a ministry of culture?
Published by The Guardian (11th April, 2014) So farewell then, Maria Miller, the minister who made more of a splash with her drawn-out departure than she managed to […]
Politics
The dark horse candidate to succeed Cameron
Published in The Independent (February 19th, 2014) Slowly but surely, discreet campaigns to succeed David Cameron as Tory party leader are slipping through the gears. There is little […]
Drugs / Policy / Politics
A cheer for Nick Clegg – he is talking about drugs
Published in The Independent (February 10th, 2014) Hooray! Give Nick Clegg a cheer – at last we have a prominent frontline politician talking some sense on drugs. Following […]
Politics
Sharpen the axe, minister – there should be more political appointments, not fewer
Published in the ‘i’ newspaper (3rd February, 2014) Although she is a popular figure in Westminster and a peer, Sally Morgan has never been a prominent political performer. […]
Immigration / Politics
The joke’s not on Nigel Farage. It’s on the rest of us
Published in The Guardian (January 29th, 2014) It has been a bad few days for Ukip. First, one of the party’s councillors said that flooding was God’s revenge […]
Politics
Tories should stop carping and revive optimism
Published in ‘i’ newspaper (December 30th, 2013) The surest sign that a political party is on the rise comes at party conference, when a new generation of bright […]
Policy / Politics
The tide is turning against homophobia
Published in The Guardian (December 27th, 2013) In Uganda, two people who have sex could end up serving life sentences in prison if they happen to be the […]
Health / Policy / Politics
At last, a Health Secretary who puts patients first
Published in The Daily Mail (December 27th, 2013) As in every other walk of life, the ending of the political year offers an opportunity to pause and reflect […]